Given below is the Balance Sheet of A and B on 31st March, 2023, who are carrying on partnership business. A and B share profits and losses in the ratio of 2 : 1.

Liabilities Assets
Bills Payable
Creditors
Outstanding Expenses
Capital A/cs:
A
B
10,000
58,000
2,000
1,80,000
1,50,000
Cash in Hand
Cash at Bank
Sundry Debtors
Stock Plant Building
10,000
40,000
60,000
40,000
1,00,000
1,50,000
4,00,000 4,00,000

C is admitted as a partner on 1st April, 2023 on the following terms:

(a) C will bring ₹ 1,00,000 as his capital and ₹ 60,000 as his share of goodwill for 1/4th share in the profits.

(b) Plant is to be appreciated to ₹ 1,20,000 and the value of building is to be appreciated by 10%.
(c) Stock is found overvalued by ₹ 4,000.

(d) A provision for doubtful debts is to be created at 5% of sundry debtors.
(e) Creditors were unrecorded to the extent of ₹ 1,000.

Pass the necessary Journal entries, prepare the Revaluation Account and Partner’s Capital Accounts and Show the Balance Sheet after the admission of C.

[Ans.: Gain on Revaluation – ₹ 27,000; Capital A/cs: A – ₹ 2,38,000; B – ₹ 1,79,000; C – ₹ 1,00,000; Balance Sheet Total – ₹ 5,88,000.]

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